Interrogation of Ex-Girlfriend & Killer Amanda Janzen For A Murder On Christmas Day
September 8, 2026
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5 min readA Christmas Day Interrogation: The Amanda Janzen Interview
On Christmas Day, 2023, police in Putnam County, Florida, sat down with Amanda Janzen for an interrogation that would reveal a tangled web of abuse, manipulation, and a fatal confrontation. The interview, captured on video and now featured on True Crime Stories, offers a raw, unedited look at a woman whose life had spiraled into chaos long before the events of that December morning.
Janzen had been on her way to a court-ordered custody exchange with her ex-partner, Thomas Williams, when something went wrong. She never made it to the meeting at the Walgreens. Instead, she ended up in an interrogation room, where detectives worked to piece together what had happened—and why.
The Relationship That Was Never a Relationship
Janzen described meeting Williams in September 2021, when she was homeless and vulnerable. "He took advantage of me," she told the detectives. "He beat me when he found out I was pregnant, he wanted me to have an abortion, I refused." She said Williams pressured her into a relationship she never wanted, using her for money and shelter. "He pretended to be with me. He used me for my money."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Opening Ads** - YouTube Premium and Optimum internet advertisements play before the interrogation begins.
- 2 (01:00) **Interrogation Begins: Miranda Rights & Initial Setup** - Detectives read Amanda Janzen her Miranda rights and establish rapport by mentioning her children.
- 3 (06:06) **Amanda's Background: A History of Abuse** - Amanda begins to describe her relationship with the victim, Thomas, framing it as predatory and abusive from the start.
- 4 (14:21) **The Conspiracy: Thomas and Anna's Plot** - Amanda alleges that Thomas and a woman named Anna Terrell had planned to swindle her from the beginning.
- 5 (16:27) **The Pregnancy and Escalating Abuse** - Amanda recounts the timeline of her pregnancy and the physical abuse she endured, including an incident that led her to seek help.
- 6 (23:30) **Living Conditions and the "One-Way Street" Relationship** - Amanda describes the deplorable living conditions and the transactional, abusive nature of their relationship.
- 7 (28:56) **Discovery of Thomas's Past: A Child Molestation Allegation** - Amanda reveals she learned Thomas had a history of sexual misconduct with a minor.
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Show Notes
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